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whose

[ hooz ]

pronoun

  1. (the possessive case of who used as an adjective):

    Whose umbrella did I take? Whose is this one?

  2. (the possessive case of which used as an adjective):

    a word whose meaning escapes me; an animal whose fur changes color.

  3. the one or ones belonging to what person or persons:

    Whose painting won the third prize?



whose

/ ː /

determiner

    1. of whom? belonging to whom? used in direct and indirect questions

      I told him whose fault it was

      whose car is this?

    2. ( as pronoun )

      whose is that?

  1. of whom; belonging to whom; of which; belonging to which: used as a relative pronoun

    a house whose windows are broken

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage Note

Sometimes the phrase of which is used as the possessive of which: Chicago is a city of which the attractions are many or Chicago is a city the attractions of which are many. The use of this phrase can often seem awkward or pretentious, whereas whose sounds more idiomatic: Chicago is a city whose attractions are many.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of whose1

First recorded before 900; Middle English whos, early Middle English ; replacing hwas, Old English æ, genitive of interrogative pronoun who
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Word History and Origins

Origin of whose1

Old English æ, genitive of who and æ what
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Example Sentences

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The organization’s most recent civility index, released in March, found that workers at companies that brought their employees back to the office reported 62% more incivility in the workplace, versus those whose companies didn’t return to the office.

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"If it's the huge election like the general election, you hear so much coverage of it, you know how important it is, but I think as it gets distilled down, people are less and less aware of why it's important and whose running."

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The daughter of the Conservative MP David Amess whose father was stabbed to death at a constituency surgery called for Kneecap to apologise.

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The singer, whose hits include Roar, Firework and I Kissed A Girl, has just started a world tour, which will run until December and visit the US, Canada, South America, Canada, Europe and the United Arab Emirates.

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Slater, whose firm represents about 3,500 victims in the settlement, said former L.A.

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